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Is bama out if they beat Auburn lose the SEC Championship?
Posted on 11/28/25 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 11/28/25 at 1:28 pm
Wanted a consensus feeling on this
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Posted on 11/28/25 at 1:29 pm to JamalMurry27
Yes
Posted on 11/28/25 at 1:31 pm to JamalMurry27
Not necessarily
Posted on 11/28/25 at 1:35 pm to JamalMurry27
I don’t think so.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 1:39 pm to JamalMurry27
I kinda hope so. That would be the death knell of conference championship games. They have become redundant in this era of the expanded playoff.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 1:41 pm to JamalMurry27
No
Committee knows Conferences (regarding Conf Champ games) are looking for excuses to cancel them. If you penalize teams for losing in it then it opens up a big bag of worms. Would future teams opt out?
My view is you can’t penalize this game outcome - they are traditions and one of type games. Need to keep history of them without penalty
Committee knows Conferences (regarding Conf Champ games) are looking for excuses to cancel them. If you penalize teams for losing in it then it opens up a big bag of worms. Would future teams opt out?
My view is you can’t penalize this game outcome - they are traditions and one of type games. Need to keep history of them without penalty
Posted on 11/28/25 at 1:43 pm to JamalMurry27
Only if a team behind them steals a bid. They would not be jumped by an at-large team.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:02 pm to JamalMurry27
By any sane logic, an SECC loss should absolutely not knock a team out of the playoff that would have otherwise made the playoff without having to play in the championship game.
But this committee is a fricking clown show. Nothing would really surprise me.
But this committee is a fricking clown show. Nothing would really surprise me.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:17 pm to Funky Tide 8
Poor Alabama just can’t catch a break!
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:18 pm to JamalMurry27
The committee will not penalize a team for playing in the conference championship game. Just look at SMU last year. If bama is in before CCG’s they will be in after them regardless of whether they win or lose.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:19 pm to RollTide1987
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I kinda hope so. That would be the death knell of conference championship games. They have become redundant in this era of the expanded playoff.
Unfortunately I think the SEC just re-upped for a bunch more title games which sucks so bad
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:23 pm to JamalMurry27
Bama can't make the SEC championship game.
ETA: Yes they can, I misread the standings.
ETA: Yes they can, I misread the standings.
This post was edited on 11/28/25 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:24 pm to KosmoCramer
Bama is in, they have double elimination status from the committee
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:30 pm to JamalMurry27
If yes - conference championship weekend will be on its deathbed
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:39 pm to OU Guy
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If you penalize teams for losing in it then it opens up a big bag of worms.
If the Committee treats an in-season game as exhibition and unilaterally declares the results null, doesn't that open a bigger can of worms?
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Would future teams opt out?
Uh, that's a forfeit and is counted as a loss and better be counted as a loss if the sport has any structure or integrity left.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:41 pm to JamalMurry27
No
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:43 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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The committee will not penalize a team for playing in the conference championship game. Just look at SMU last year. If bama is in before CCG’s they will be in after them regardless of whether they win or lose.
If you’re playing in any game this time of year it’s a damn good idea to win it before you start talking about whether you should be in or not
Posted on 11/28/25 at 2:55 pm to bamabenny
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If yes - conference championship weekend will be on its deathbed
The rest of the world hates everything about Alabama, so don’t get your hopes up.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 3:13 pm to The Third Leg
They might hate Alabama, but they like money. Killing conference championship weekend would equal a huge monetary loss for everyone.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 6:16 pm to Oilfieldbiology
SMU had one loss on the season before the conference championship game.
Bama lost to a team that likely isn’t making a bowl game and the other at home.
In the end, they will almost assuredly leave a 10-3 Bama out as a 5th SEC team if OU wins tomorrow.
Maybe Bama should not lose to a .500 or worse team if they want a shot at a championship? Isn’t that their argument for OSU in 2011?
Amazing how the rules change when it is about Bama.
Bama lost to a team that likely isn’t making a bowl game and the other at home.
In the end, they will almost assuredly leave a 10-3 Bama out as a 5th SEC team if OU wins tomorrow.
Maybe Bama should not lose to a .500 or worse team if they want a shot at a championship? Isn’t that their argument for OSU in 2011?
Amazing how the rules change when it is about Bama.
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